MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/07/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1649 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (62-48) 0 0 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 12 13 0
Minnesota Twins (60-50) 0 0 3 5 1 3 0 1 X 13 18 0
5-Hit Blitz by Acret
Willem Acret put on a hitting clinic as the Minnesota Twins dumped the Kansas City Royals, 13-12, at Target Field.

The Minnesota left fielder made Kansas City defenders earn their pay, lashing Kansas City pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats in the game. He told BNN reporters after the game that his strategy was "just hit it where they pitched it."

"Too often I try too hard to pull the ball," Acret said in his postgame press conference. "Today, I just went with the pitch."

Willem Acret singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

This season, Acret has banged out 145 hits in 413 at-bats for a .351 average with 11 home runs. He is getting on base at a .404 pace and his totals also include 62 RBIs and 76 runs scored.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Chambers CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 .202 7 31
G. de Jesus 2B 5 2 2 5 1 0 5 .280 21 73
J. Martin 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .302 30 76
J. Holden DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .229 24 67
G. Williams LF 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 .253 16 51
M. Sanchez RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .303 6 31
R. Padron SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .312 16 65
E. Schmitz C 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .302 3 41
   b-M. Wright PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 4 16
M. Vilarinho 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 7 24
   a-J. Murphy PR, 3B 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 0 4
   c-D. Sessoms PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 9 45
Totals 37 12 13 12 6 9 28      
a - J. Murphy pinch ran for M. Vilarinho in the 3rd
b - M. Wright pinch hit for E. Schmitz in the 9th
c - D. Sessoms pinch hit for J. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Schmitz (17, 3rd Inning off R. Negron, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. de Jesus (26, 4th Inning off R. Negron, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Martin (22, 6th Inning off M. Sonnier, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Padron (20, 6th Inning off M. Sonnier, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Sanchez (9, 8th Inning off T. Mollet, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. de Jesus (7, 3rd Inning off R. Negron, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Martin (30, 4th Inning off J. Kidd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. de Jesus 5 , J. Martin 7 , M. Sanchez 2 , R. Padron 3 , E. Schmitz 4 , J. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: G. de Jesus , J. Martin , R. Padron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martin , G. Williams , R. Padron 2 , E. Schmitz
GIDP: G. de Jesus , J. Martin
Sac Bunt: B. Chambers
Hit by Pitch: G. Williams 2 , M. Vilarinho
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Williams 2 (59)

FIELDING
PB: E. Schmitz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Paredes CF 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .274 4 8
E. Pajak SS 4 3 3 4 1 1 0 .291 24 73
D. Simpson 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .304 23 72
M. Clingerman RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .260 29 64
W. Acret DH 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 .351 11 62
J. Pinkham LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 5 .275 3 31
T. Hall 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .258 5 16
   a-D. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 4 17
   b-P. Oviedo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 17 42
M. Aleman C 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 12 50
S. Desch 2B 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .194 1 8
Totals 42 13 18 12 4 7 20      
a - D. Perez pinch hit for T. Hall in the 8th
b - P. Oviedo substituted for D. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hall (4, 4th Inning off D. Farrow, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Pajak (20, 6th Inning off J. Russ, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Paredes (4, 3rd Inning off D. Farrow, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Pajak 2 (24, 3rd Inning off D. Farrow, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Farrow, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Desch (1, 3rd Inning off D. Farrow, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pinkham (3, 4th Inning off D. Farrow, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Paredes 6 , E. Pajak 10 , D. Simpson , M. Clingerman 2 , W. Acret 5 , J. Pinkham 4 , T. Hall 2 , S. Desch 5
2-out RBI: A. Paredes , E. Pajak , S. Desch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Paredes , M. Clingerman , T. Hall , M. Aleman
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pajak-Desch-Simpson, Pajak-Desch-Simpson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Seow 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 5.34   
D. Farrow 1.2 8 8 8 0 1 5 52 5.07   
J. Russ 1.2 6 4 3 1 1 0 50 7.36   
N. Shiver 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 34 4.14   
R. Benitez L (2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Seow 53
Batters Faced: W. Seow 7, D. Farrow 13, J. Russ 12, N. Shiver 8, R. Benitez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Seow 1-2, D. Farrow 2-2, J. Russ 1-3, N. Shiver 2-1, R. Benitez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Seow 21-17, D. Farrow 52-33, J. Russ 50-31, N. Shiver 34-18, R. Benitez 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Shiver 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Negron 3.2 6 7 7 2 5 0 102 5.04   
J. Kidd 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 1 30 7.99   
M. Sonnier 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 29 4.95   
J. Castillo 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.95   
T. Mollet W (6-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.35   
B. Granados SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Negron 22
Batters Faced: R. Negron 20, J. Kidd 9, M. Sonnier 5, J. Castillo 5, T. Mollet 4, B. Granados 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Negron 2-3, J. Kidd 1-1, M. Sonnier 0-1, J. Castillo 2-2, T. Mollet 1-1, B. Granados 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Negron 102-63, J. Kidd 30-13, M. Sonnier 29-15, J. Castillo 16-10, T. Mollet 19-12, B. Granados 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kidd 1-1 , J. Castillo 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Negron 2 , J. Kidd
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Pajak
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:20
Attendance: 47752
Special Notes: 2B Maximiliano Vilarinho was injured being hit by a pitch. Willem Acret ties the MIN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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